Annemiek Sistermans... We are so blessed to have you in our lives!! You asked me to watch after Wendy and it’s my honor and solom promise - …. We zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen.- loosely translates to … I’ll wash the piglet

We love you and are so blessed to have had you in our lives but - mostly we love how you loved Wendy

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What we love about AM...

I love that you have this very dry and stoic sense of humor and yet love to make silly faces
I love that you are super matter a fact about life - its refreshing not to get platitudes or fluff from you
I love that our kids have almost no memory of Wendy without you
I love that we were part of your wedding and we got a bit of time to be aging married couples together (early bed times, etc...)
Tom was in heaven when he was able to meet your brother Erik for the 1st time after spending all spring email/texting him about your wedding speech
I love that your dad introduced Billy to the "bike rack" and that losing his tooth, with a little help from Jimmy, on your wedding day became auspicious instead of a disaster
We all love your family but feel especially honored to have gotten to know your mom and dad
I love that you joined our family through Wendy. I remember your 1st date. Wendy was so nervous. It was perfect. (bike ride and picnic from Whole Foods, right?!)
Tom felt an instant connection with you when you road your bike UP to Hinckley to meet Wendy/I at the 1/2 way point of the MS150 and then your rode back to the cities with him and the kids. That was extremely brave of you.
I love that you loved Lucy.
You made me love orange. Its now my 2nd favorite color after green.
I love that you have an adventurous approach to food EXCEPT when it came to bell peppers or coconut.

Things I have mixed feelings about....

I LOVE that you are fearless in the face of cancer and quickly checked things off your bucket list, including a trip to MN with your nieces.
Tom and I are truly jealous of all your travels with Wendy, we live vicariously through you and if it weren't for these damn kids, we'd be totally tagging along!
I wish that we had time to know more of your "other" friends and coworkers - Petra, Belinda and Sheila are great! The rest must be too! Again, those damn kids.
The respect and love your coworkers have for you is so touching, I just wish you didn't have learn that through cancer.
You asked me to look after Wendy, and I will, you have my word. I just wish YOU could continue to look after each other.

Things I regret...

I wish that we had met and known you pre-Wendy.
That you had to battle cancer. twice.
That we have not taken an RV trip with you and Wendy.
We wish your family lived closer. Or, maybe I wish we lived in the Netherlands!

Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exits. Therein lies the grace of god. A Course in Miracles.

Your love of Wendy, Lucy, your family, your friends, your work and this world is the realest thing I know. Thank you.

Annemiek Sistermans

Sistermans, Annemiek age 54, of Leiderdorp, The Netherlands passed away at her Minneapolis home surrounded by her family on September 19, 2022. Always confident and outspoken, at age 23 Annemiek took her Delft University Physical Therapy degree and moved to the United States for work. After taking Physical Therapist positions in Texas and California, she settled in Minnesota where she proudly worked at Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park, MN) for 18 years as a PT, wound care specialist, and key founder for the Cancer Rehab Program at Park Nicollet Hospitals. Annemiek easily befriended people and was beloved by her family and friends for her sense of humor, loyalty, ingenuity and generous heart. She enjoyed cooking and active pursuits outdoors including; running, biking, snowboarding, skate skiing, hockey and gardening. Annemiek is survived by her wife, Wendy Reed; mother, Maria Sistermans-Van Velzen; brother, Erik Sistermans (Tjitske Veldkamp); nieces, Eva, Else and Femke Sistermans and many dear friends. She was preceded in death by her father André Sistermans and her grandparents.

Published on September 25, 2022

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